Carroll County TN DEEDS                   Edward Gwin Jr. to David McDonald 1861
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Transcribed by Jenny Penick Garner JGarner204@aol.com
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*E.T.Burns is son-in-law of Edward Gwin, Jr. This land sold by Edward Gwin Jr.
on 23 Feb 1861 to David McDonald. Carroll County, TN

                                         Deed Grantor: E.T. Burnes Bk O, Pg. 276
                                         Grantee: Edward Gwinn
                                         Date: 18 Jan 1861

I, E.T. Burnes have this day sold and do now convey unto Edward Gwinn of the
county of Carroll to have his heirs and assigns forever for and in consideration
of the sum of Two hundred Dollars to me in hand paid the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the County and
state aforesaid it being a part of the tract I now live on and bounded as
follows (to wit, Begining on a stake with poplar and black oak pointers Joseph
Coopers N.E. corner on McDonalds west line and runs west with Coopers line 29
poles to a small Elm 2 post oak and Dogwood pointers, Thence north 138 poles to
a stake in an old field on Simpson Garretts South line. Thence east to said
Garretts S. E. corner to a stake with hickory pointers on John W. Whites West
line. Thence South 138 poles to the begining containing in all 125 acres. I the
said Burns do covenant with the said Gwinn first that I am lawfully seized of
said land and bargain and promise second ly that I have a good right to sell and
thirdly that the same is unincumbered and that I will forever warrant and
defend, the title of the same to the said Gwinn his heirs and assigns forever
against myself my heirs and against the legal claim or claims of of all and
every person or per sons, whatever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand & affix my seal this 18th January 1861.

Attest E. T. Burns (Seal) W. M. Gwinn W. S. Moore State of Tennessee

Personably appears before me William H. Graves Carroll County Clerk of the
County Court of said County W. M. Gwinn and W. S. Moore witness subscribed who
being first duly sworn deposed and say they are well acquainted with E. T.
Burnes the grantor who acknowledged to them that he signed the foregoing Deed
for the purpose therein contained and on the day it bears date, as Witness my
hand at the Clerks office this the 25th day of February 1861. W. H. Graves,
County Clerk Came to hand at 2 o'clock P.M. Feby 25th 1861.

G. L. Harris, Register

[The total acreage should be 25 acres, not 125 acres as stated above.]